1. HEADS AND MANAGERS FORUM Friday, 13 th September 2013 Council Room, 08:45 – 12.00 8.45Registration and Tea/Coffee 9.00Opening Address Dr Michael Murphy, President 9.10Update on Haddington Road and HR priorities 2013-14 Mr Michael Farrell, Corporate Secretary 9.30a) Academic Programmes & Quality Mr Paul O’ Donovan, Academic Secretary & Ms Fiona Crozier, Director of Quality 9.45b) Developing and Supporting the Student Experience: A Partnership Approach Dr Ian Pickup, Head of Student Experience 10.00World Café style parallel discussions on: a) Academic Programmes & Quality b) Developing and Supporting the Student Experience: A Partnership Approach 10.45Tea/Coffee 11.15 Developments in IT policies Mr Gerard Culley, Director of Information Technology 11:30Update on Income Generation Report and Activities since June 2013 Mr Diarmuid Collins, Bursar and Chief Financial Officer 11.45 Close [approx.] HMF – Friday, 17 th January 2014

2. HR Update Haddington Road Agreement Next HMF – Friday, 17 th January 2014

3. HR Update  Tyndall National Institute Parity Claim  Employment Control Framework  Recruitment Procedures Review  Retention Scheme  Core HR – ESS  Leave Management  Researcher Career Structure HMF – Friday, 17 th January 2014

4. HR Update  Revised Pension Scheme  Staff Welfare Plan  Performance Management  Academic Workload Distribution Model  Probation and Establishment  Grievance Procedure Review HMF – Friday, 17 th January 2014

5. HR Update  Academic Headship  Project Management Training  Leadership Development  Academic Heads  Senior Admin Staff  Senior Technical Staff  Principal Investigators  Line Managers HMF – Friday, 17 th January 2014

6. HR Update  Epigeum University Leadership & Management online course - launched September 2012- Specifically targeted at senior management of higher education institutions HOWEVER it is not being used! To address this, HR Business Managers to launch bite sized two hour sessions based on the content. Some elements - purely practical e.g. how to align objectives & resources, how to maintain records. Others - more ambiguous & tackle issues of judgement as well as competence e.g. dealing with difficult situations, conflicting priorities. Opportunity to share experiences, discuss local challenges and the online resource is available to compliment the sessions. Launch session – during first academic term. HMF – Friday, 17 th January 2014

7. Additional HR Priorities 2013-2014 Additionally:  Hourly Occasional Pay Policy  Core HR Further Development  Leave Management  E-Recruitment  Staff Welfare Plan Implementation  Researcher Career Development  PI Leadership Development  Greater movement of Support Staff  Finalise Job Grading Review  Staff Communication Plan HMF – Friday, 17 th January 2014

8. HR Priorities 2013-2014 Nationally Through HR Directors Group in IUA:  Recognition for Academic Leadership Roles  Sectoral Initiative on Academic Leadership and Management  Greater co-operation on Core HR [in all 7 universities] HMF – Friday, 17 th January 2014

9. Heads and Managers Forum – January 2014 Professor Anthony Forster, Vice-Chancellor University of Essex will speak at the next HMF, Friday 17 th January. Brief:  Insights and experience from Essex in relation to both cost saving initiatives and income generation opportunities and successes.  developments in relation to rationalising decision- making processes and committee structures; overhauling promotions processes; links to performance management; developments to internal communications, etc. HMF – Friday, 17 th January 2014